Presented by Highwire Entertainment, in association with Red Hot Arts Central Australia and Araluen Arts Centre. Desert Festival is proud to announce the award-winning fringe show, ROUGE as part of the 2023 Festival Program. Don't miss this exciting theatre...

Expressions of Interest are now open for Desert Festival 2023!  Calling all artists and creatives - applications to be part of Desert Festival 2023 are now open!  Desert Festival is an award-winning, arts and cultural festival held annually in Mparntwe/Alice...

Red Hot Arts Central Australia announces recipients for Project Seed 2023 Red Hot Arts Central Australia (RHACA) is delighted to announce that Project Seed 2023 will support the development and performance of five new works created by local Mparntwe/Alice Springs...

Desert Festival will officially return in 2023! The award-winning, arts and cultural festival will be held 21 September - 1 October 2023 in Mparntwe Alice Springs. Save the date and subscribe to the Red Hot Arts Central Australia newsletter to be the first to know...

Desert Festival has taken out the 2022 Brolga Award for the Festivals and Events category! We are absolutely thrilled to have won this award and would like to congratulate our hardworking and passionate team on this well deserved accolade. The Brolga Northern...

Desert Festival has taken out 'Metro Festival of the Year for 2021' at the 2022 Northern Territory Music Awards! The Northern Territory Music Awards are MusicNT's annual award ceremony celebrating the incredible talent, innovation and dedication of the Northern...

Expressions of interest are now closed. Calling all artists and creative folk – Desert Festival 2022 expressions of interest are now open closed. From works of visual art, poetry, dance, theatre, music and more, Desert Festival is the perfect opportunity to...